The British Seaborne Empire - Rilegato

Black, Jeremy

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0300103867 ISBN 13: 9780300103861

Casa editrice: Yale Univ Pr, 2004

Riassunto

Sea-power made the British Empire what it was: without sea-power there would have been no empire, or at least no empire in the form it actually took. In this masterful analysis of the role of the sea in the history of the British Empire, Jeremy Black follows in the tradition of classic works by C. R. Boxer on the Dutch and Portuguese seaborne empires and by J. H. Parry on the Spanish seaborne empire. Black considers how the ocean affected British exploration, defense, trade, commerce, and the navy, as well as the attitudes and perceptions of the British people themselves.
The book covers the process of imperial expansion, the decline of the Empire, and the role of the navy in the postimperial age. Attractively illustrated and wide in scope, the book demonstrates the profound influence that proximity to the sea has exerted on virtually every aspect of British history and culture.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Jeremy Black is professor of history at the University of Exeter. His books includeMaps and History, War and the World, and Italy and the Grand Tour, all available from Yale University Press.

Product Description:

Book by Black Jeremy

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Yale Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0300103867
• ISBN 13: 9780300103861
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 420